Cleaning old Oracle Grid and Database Homes #JoelKallmanDay
Step 5 - Another one Patches the Dust. (Cleaning Old Oracle Homes) I’ve moved my blog from https://insanedba.blogspot.com to https://dincosman.com Please update your bookmarks and follow/subscribe at the new address for all the latest updates and content. More up-to-date content of this post may be available there. After you patch your database servers grid and database homes whether using out-of-place method or fleet patching method, you should remove the old Oracle Homes. As a precautionary measure, I keep old Oracle Homes at least 15 days and once i am comfortable with the new ones, then i remove old ones. Removing old Oracle Grid Infrastructure Home with deinstall command: The deinstall command detects cluster nodes, displays a short summary, asks for confirmation, operates on all nodes and warns you to run root.sh on all nodes, and usually leaves some leftovers. I also remove the old directory. After deinstallation, old grid home is flagged as deleted ...